WORLD (PT)

NOTE: When the Idaho Legislature is in session, programming on the Learn/Create and World channels may be pre-empted for live coverage from the House and Senate floors.

9:30 am

Dialogue"Samuel Hunter"
Host Marcia Franklin talks with Moscow native playwright Samuel Hunter about his works and the influence of Idaho in his plays. Hunter, who was in Boise recently to help direct one of his plays, is the recipient of a 2011 Obie Award, the equivalent of a Tony Award for off-Broadway productions, for his play A Bright New Boise.G

Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly
Rev. Fred Luter, Jr. - The Southern Baptist Convention, the nation's largest Protestant denomination, was founded in 1845 out of support of slavery. D

11:00 am

Finding Your Roots"John Legend, Wanda Sykes and Margarett Cooper"
Musician John Legend and comedian Wanda Sykes discover the stories of the free black ancestors they never knew about. Professor Gates himself and his 98-year-old friend Margarett Cooper delve into the mysteries shrouding the free people of color in their family trees. Part 9 of 10G

12:00 pm

Independent Lens"Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo"
Exploring the history of Japan's love affair with bugs, this film uses insects like an anthropologist's toolkit, and uncovers Japanese philosophies that shift perspectives on nature, beauty and life.G

1:00 pm

Nature"Cracking The Koala Code"
Scientists track the day-to-day lives of an extended family of koalas in a forest pocket near urban Brisbane, Australia, to unravel what a forest needs to support a healthy population and how these slow-moving creatures react to the surrounding suburbia. Other scientists on St. Bees Island use solar-powered mobile phones to record koala vocalizations and begin to decipher some of the animals' communications.G

Finding Your Roots"John Legend, Wanda Sykes and Margarett Cooper"
Musician John Legend and comedian Wanda Sykes discover the stories of the free black ancestors they never knew about. Professor Gates himself and his 98-year-old friend Margarett Cooper delve into the mysteries shrouding the free people of color in their family trees. Part 9 of 10G

5:00 pm

Independent Lens"Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo"
Exploring the history of Japan's love affair with bugs, this film uses insects like an anthropologist's toolkit, and uncovers Japanese philosophies that shift perspectives on nature, beauty and life.G

6:00 pm

Nature"Cracking The Koala Code"
Scientists track the day-to-day lives of an extended family of koalas in a forest pocket near urban Brisbane, Australia, to unravel what a forest needs to support a healthy population and how these slow-moving creatures react to the surrounding suburbia. Other scientists on St. Bees Island use solar-powered mobile phones to record koala vocalizations and begin to decipher some of the animals' communications.G

Nightly Business Report
A black eye for the NASDAQ, as trading glitches during Facebook's stock sale raise new questions about computerized trading. New York Correspondent Erika Miller investigates. Stocks finished last Friday in the red, but today the markets are positive. D

Independent Lens"Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo"
Exploring the history of Japan's love affair with bugs, this film uses insects like an anthropologist's toolkit, and uncovers Japanese philosophies that shift perspectives on nature, beauty and life.G

11:00 pm

Nature"Cracking The Koala Code"
Scientists track the day-to-day lives of an extended family of koalas in a forest pocket near urban Brisbane, Australia, to unravel what a forest needs to support a healthy population and how these slow-moving creatures react to the surrounding suburbia. Other scientists on St. Bees Island use solar-powered mobile phones to record koala vocalizations and begin to decipher some of the animals' communications.G